The Lighted Way

Part 1: The "Christian" Sabbath

Many people today wonder whether or not the Seventh-day Sabbath is even a Christian institution. It is usually associated with the Jewish religion. Therefore, we must first discover if the Seventh-day is a Christian holy day at all.

Going back to the beginning of Scripture, we find where the Seventh-day Sabbath began.

"Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had made; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it He had rested from all His work which God had created and made." Genesis 2:1-3

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From Genesis 2:1-3 (see above), it is clear that the Seventh-day didn't start out as an exclusively Jewish holy day. After all, Abraham was the first Jew - and he didn't come along until about 2000 B.C. He certainly wasn't in the picture at the creation of the world - which is when God blessed and sanctified the Seventh-day.

1. Did the Seventh-day Sabbath BECOME an exclusively Jewish holy day at some later point in the Bible? There are only four things the Bible refers to as belonging exclusively to the Jews. Lets identify each of them.

1) The ______ of the Jews ( Acts 10:22)

2) The ______ of the Jews ( Acts 10:39)

1) The ______ of the Jews ( Acts 12:11)

1) The ______ of the Jews ( Acts 14:1)

The Holy Spirit gives ( Romans 15:30)

2. Throughout the entire Bible, though the Seventh-day Sabbath is referred to again and again, it is NEVER once spoken of as belonging to the Jews or to any other group exclusively.

The Bible does say that God made the Sabbath FOR someone, however. Mark 2:27

Who did God make the Sabbath for?

The Seventh-day Sabbath was given to MAN (mankind). Interestingly enough, it was instituted at the SAME time that God gave us the institution of marriage. Both date back to the dawn of our earth's history. No one questions that marriage is still a valid Christian practice. The Sabbath, however, is not as obvious to the world today.

3. We've determined that the Seventh-day Sabbath was never Jewish, according to the Bible, but we haven't finished our task. Is it Christian?

The word "Christian" implies that it has to do with Christ. But we have learned that the Seventh-day Sabbath dates back to when our world was created. So, if the Sabbath is to be considered "Christian", it had to have been instituted by Jesus Christ, Himself. Read about Who created the world. 1 John 1:1-3,10 and 14

What code name is given to the One Who created our world and sanctified the Sabbath?

4. The above text already gave some dead-give-away clues to the identity of the "WORD", Who created the world and sanctified the Seventh-day Sabbath. But to be sure of the "Word's" identity, beyond a shadow of doubt, we can read about Who created our world in another place. Hebrews 1:1-2, 8-10

Who created our world and sanctified the Sabbath?

What a wonderful concept! Christ, our Savior, is also our Creator. And as a special gift to help us remember His creative work, Christ blessed and sanctified the Seventh-day, Sabbath.
There can be no doubt that the Seventh-day Sabbath IS a Christian institution. It was created by Christ, Himself.

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1) The ______ of the Jews ( Acts 10:22)

2) The ______ of the Jews ( Acts 10:39)

1) The ______ of the Jews ( Acts 12:11)

1) The ______ of the Jews ( Acts 14:1)

The Holy Spirit gives ( Romans 15:30)

Who did God make the Sabbath for?

What code name is given to the One Who created our world and sanctified the Sabbath?

Who created our world and sanctified the Sabbath?

What a wonderful concept! Christ, our Savior, is also our Creator. And as a special gift to help us remember His creative work, Christ blessed and sanctified the Seventh-day, Sabbath.

Do you have any further questions at this time?

1) The ______ of the Jews ( Acts 10:22)
2) The ______ of the Jews ( Acts 10:39)
1) The ______ of the Jews ( Acts 12:11)
1) The ______ of the Jews ( Acts 14:1)
The Holy Spirit gives ( Romans 15:30)
2. Throughout the entire Bible, though the Seventh-day Sabbath is referred to again and again, it is NEVER once spoken of as belonging to the Jews or to any other group exclusively. The Bible does say that God made the Sabbath FOR someone, however. Mark 2:27 Who did God make the Sabbath for?
The Seventh-day Sabbath was given to MAN (mankind). Interestingly enough, it was instituted at the SAME time that God gave us the institution of marriage. Both date back to the dawn of our earth's history. No one questions that marriage is still a valid Christian practice. The Sabbath, however, is not as obvious to the world today. 3. We've determined that the Seventh-day Sabbath was never Jewish, according to the Bible, but we haven't finished our task. Is it Christian? The word "Christian" implies that it has to do with Christ. But we have learned that the Seventh-day Sabbath dates back to when our world was created. So, if the Sabbath is to be considered "Christian", it had to have been instituted by Jesus Christ, Himself. Read about Who created the world. 1 John 1:1-3,10 and 14 What code name is given to the One Who created our world and sanctified the Sabbath?
4. The above text already gave some dead-give-away clues to the identity of the "WORD", Who created the world and sanctified the Seventh-day Sabbath. But to be sure of the "Word's" identity, beyond a shadow of doubt, we can read about Who created our world in another place. Hebrews 1:1-2, 8-10 Who created our world and sanctified the Sabbath?